Answer:
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Explanation:
The reaction between zinc and copper sulphate is an example of an oxidation-reduction reaction.
The reaction equation is: CuSO4(aq) + Zn(s) -------> ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s).
When the zinc rod is dipped into the copper sulphate solution, the zinc rod gradually disappears and the blue colour of the solution fades. All these point to the fact that a chemical reaction is taking place. This reaction occurs because zinc is higher than copper in the electrochemical series thus zinc has a more negative reduction potential than copper.
The zinc atoms become oxidized because they loose two electrons and the copper atoms become reduced because they gain two electrons. This can easily be seen from the reaction equation written above.
